Question bank
Chapter-1 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
1. How do we remember Bal Gangadhar Tilak ? How do the Britishers remember him ?
2. Write any two of his famous slogans.
3. Which policy of the British made England richer and India poorer?
4. Write about Tilak's publications.
5. Which two festivals were started by Tilak in India?
Chapter-2 My India
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
1. In the first stanza, what does the poet compare India to?
2. What did God make and what did man make ?
3. What features of India have been described by the poet in this poem ?
Q-2 Fill up the blanks.
1. My country is better than ....................... .
2. And your love I shall give to every ........................ nation that lives.
3. God made the ........................ but the man made the confining ...................... ..
4. I behold the ........................ of my India expanding into the ...................... ..
5. I am ........................ ; my body touched that ...................... ..
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 What do you do when a person from another country speaks ill of India ?
(i)
Abuse the person(ii)
Criticize his/her country(iii)
Defend India and explain the facts(iv)
Agree with him/herChapter-3 Brave Deepak
Q-1 Answer the following questions
1. Why did Deepak not wait for the formal permission of his class teacher before leaving the class?
2. What did Deepak see on the terrace ? What did he decide to do to overcome the situation?
3. Could Deepak do what he wanted to do ?
4. How did the school staff and teachers admire Deepak for his brave job ?
Q-2 Complete the following sentences.
1. Children trudged their way to
2. When speeding cars and buses
3. His eyes ran all along the parapet wall of the roof
4. The shopkeeper was drumming on the table
5. He heaved a sigh of relief
Q-3 Write about the most courageous thing that you have ever done.
(a) What made you do it?
(b) Was it difficult ?
( c) How do you feel about it now ?
( d) How would you have felt today if you hadn't taken that step then ?
Chapter-4 The Blanket
Q-1 Answer the following questions:
(1). How did Surjeet Singh help Rohit’s family?
(2). Why did Sudha keep her only son Shivam away from his grandfather?
(3). What happened on the day when Sudha tried with all her might to force her father-in-law to leave the house? Was her action justified according to you?
(4). What did Shivam do to realize his parents their sinful act?
(5). Do you think Rohit and Sudha would have learnt a lesson? How can you say?
Q-2 Complete the following sentences.
(1). Old and unable to earn, Surjeet Singh was now ...........................................................
(2). When Shivam was small, Surjeet Singh would escort him to .......................................
(3). Surjeet Singh bore the humiliation because ....................................................
(4). Shivam paused for a few moments, .................................................................................
(5). I am keeping the other half of .........................................................................
Chapter-5 The Trick of the Lord
Q-1 Answer the following questions:
(1). Why was the guru troubled by the ashram dwellers' behaviour ?
(2). What did the guru do then?
(3). What do you think is more important – practising holy rituals or being kind and courteous to those around you? Why do you think so?
(4). What was the ‘Lord’s trick’? Do you think it will work in today’s world?
(5). Can you suggest another way by which the guru could have brought peace to the ashram?
Q-2 Write T for true statement and F for a false one:
(1). The Guru wanted his disciples fight with one another.
(2). One day, the Guru saw two inmates fighting over the chairs and the beds.
(3). The Guru increased the number of sermons he gave.
(4). At the end of the week, he was rewarded with a vision of celestial light.
(5). The Lord said, “I shall always be present in the hearts of all the people.”
Chapter-6 Heights of Greatness
Q-1 Answer the following questions:
(1). “It had lived there for over a 100 years and had every right to go on living there!” What did Dr. Bhabha do to ensure this?
(2). What according to Dr. Bhabha, was the duty of artists and scientists? Do you agree with him?
(3). How can you say that Dr. Bhabha was a multi-faceted personality?
(4). Dr. Bhabha felt that science could free people from manual drudgery. Has that actually happened in our country?
(5). What was Dr. Bhabha’s opinion about national self-reliance?
(6). What did staying in India for a longer period make Dr. Bhabha realize?
(7). Dr. Bhabha’s belief was in science being used for the ‘larger interests of mankind’ – for peace and progress. Do you agree with him?
Q-2 Fill up the blanks.
(1). But one man felt that the ........................ had lived there for more over a 100 years and had every right to go on living there!
(2). Bhabha was the first ........................ of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.
(3). According to Dr Bhabha, ........................ and ........................ should consider less about the monetary part of their work.
(4). A great believer in national self-reliance and self-confidence, Dr. Bhabha felt that the experience gained from the initial ........................ too have been a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . for the country.
(5). In his opinion, the scientific institutions too needed ........................
Chapter-7 lndia' s Best Contribution to the World
Q-1 Answer the following questions:
(1). Who developed the science of yoga?
(2). What is meditation?
(3). What does Ayurveda advocate?
(4). List the contributions that India has made in the field of Mathematics.
(5). What are the contributions that India has made in the fields of Algebra and Geometry?
(6). Name the language that is ideal for computerization.
(7). What are the benefits of learning Sanskrit?
(8). Who was Sushruta? Write about his achievements.
Q-2 Fill up the blanks.
(1). The word 'yoga' is derived from the Sanskrit word __________ which means __________
(2). The ancient system of medicine is called ____________
(3). _________________is an important health aid and spiritual exercise in Hinduism and Buddhism.
(4). ___________________ and ______________________contributed enormously to the study of Algebra.
Q-3 Match the following.
Chapter-8 The Old Farmer and the Angel
Q-1 Answer the following questions:
(1). What kind of a man was the old farmer ?
(2). What was the wish of the old farmer?
(3). What did the old farmer see in hell?
(4). What did the old farmer see in heaven?
(5). What lesson in joyfulness did the old man learn from his visits to hell and heaven?
(6). How can you make a hell, a heaven?
Q-2 Complete the following lines.
(1). He was ninety years old but _____________________________________
(2). The farmer could have wished for anything under the sun but .................................................
(3). The angel told him to take hold of her cloak and ______________________________________
(4). At the hell, he saw that people _____________________________
(5). The old farmer looked closer and _________________________________
Chapter-9 The Brooklyn Bridge
Q-1 Answer the following questions:
(1). Where is the Brooklyn Bridge situated?
(2). Why did John Roebling think of making a bridge across the East River?
(3). How did John Roebling’s counterparts and friends react when he first voiced his idea to his friends?
(4). How did Washington Roebling continue the construction of the bridge even after he was paralyzed?
(5). Was Emily Roebling an engineer? How did she prepare for the challenging task?
Chapter-10 Nicholas James Vujicic
Q-1 Answer the following questions:
(1). Why did Nick remain depressed when he was a little boy?
(2). Write about Nick’s parents’ attitude towards him.
(3). What made Nick take on a positive view of his disability?
(4). Write about Nick’s qualification and career plans.
(5). What do we learn from Nick?
Chapter-11 Beware of the Black Cat
Q-1 Answer the following questions:
(1). Write three examples of superstitious beliefs.
(2). How are superstition and religion different?
(3). What are the roots of superstition?
(4). What are the harmful effects of superstition?
(5). Suggest some remedies for our superstitious beliefs?
Chapter-12 Kailash Satyarthi
Q-1 Answer the following questions:
(1). Write a short note on Bachpan Bachao Andolan.
(2). When and where was Kailash Satyarthi born?
(3). What kind of inequality did he see in the society in his early school days?
(4). Write about Kailash Satyarthi’s education and initial career. Why did he quit his job?
(5). What did he do with a group of like-minded people?
(6). How was he honoured for his noble work?
Q-2 Write true or false for each of the following:
(1). Kailash Satyarthi was an architect.
(2). Kailash Satyarthi asked for the stricter laws against trafficking and child labour and met with mixed success so far.
(3). Kailash Satyarthi sacrificed his engineering career and helped people especially children.
(4). Kailash Satyarthi was honoured with Bharat Ratna Award.
(5). Kailash Satyarthi has served as a member of the UNESCO’s Education.
Chapter-13 Yoga for Good Health
Q-1 Answer the following questions:
(1). What is Surya Namaskar?
(2). Name the asanas that are the part of Surya Namaskar.
(3). Write the benefits of Surya Namaskar?